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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL, GUWAHATI

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TERM-2 EXAMINATION (2023-24)

Maximum time : 3 hour(s) Class : 11 SCIENCE Subject : PHYSICS Maximum mark(s) : 70

General Instructions

1. Please fill in all the details on the cover page of the answer script.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Mention the correct question number in your answer script for proper evaluation.
4. Please draw margin on each page and line after each answer.
5. Please write neatly in good handwriting.

(A) CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE OPTION: 12 x 1 = 12

1. The vector sum of two forces is perpendicular to their vector differences. In that case, the forces

A. Are equal to each other

B. Are equal to each other in magnitude
C. Are not equal to each other in magnitude
D. Cannot be predicted

2. A car when passes through a convex bridge exerts a force on it which is equal to

A.

B.
C.
D. None of these

3. The maximum and minimum distances of a comet from the sun are 1.6 x1012 m and 8.0 x1012 m
respectively. If the speed of the comet at the nearest point is 6 x104m/s, then the speed at the farthest
point is

A. 3.0 x103 m/s

B. 6.0 x103 m/s
C. 4.5 x103 m/s
D. 1.5 x103 m/s

4. The equation The units of a is

A. Dyne x cm2
B. Dyne x cm4
C. Dyne x cm-3
D. Dyne x cm-2

5. A screw gauge has least count of 0.01 mm and there are 50 divisions in its circular scale. The pitch of
the screw gauge is
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A. 0.25mm
B. 1.0mm
C. 0.5mm
D. 0.01mm

6. A car is moving at a speed of 72 km/h. The diameter of the wheels is 0.5m. If the wheels are stopped
in 20 rotations by applying brakes , then angular retardation produced by the brakes is

A. -25.5 rad/s2
B. -33.5rad/s2
C. -29.5rad/s2
D. -45.5rad/s2

7. The torque of a force F = −3 î + ĵ

ˆ
+ 5k acting at the point r = 7 î ˆ
+ 3 ĵ + k is
A. 14 î − 38 ĵ + 16k̂

B. 4 î ˆ
+ 4 ĵ + 6k

C. −21 î ˆ
+ 4 ĵ + 4k

D.−14 î + 38 ĵ − 16k̂

8. The ratio of radius of two bubbles is 2:1. What is the ratio of excess pressure inside them?

A. 2:1
B. 1:4
C. 1:2
D. 4:1

9. A particle is having potential energy 1/3 of the maximum value at a distance of 4 cm from the mean
position. Amplitude of motion is

A. 4√3
B. 6

√2

C. 2

√6

D. 2√6

10. The equation of a transverse wave is

Where distance is in cm and time in sec, then the wavelength of wave will be

A. 20 cm
B. 40 cm
C. 60 cm
D. None of these

11. The force F is given by the expression F= A cos(Bx) +C sin(Dt), where x is the displacement and t is the
time. Then the dimensions of D/B are same as those of

A. Velocity [LT-1]
B. Angular velocity [T-1]
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C. Angular momentum [ML2T-1]

D. Velocity gradient [T-1]

12. Three particles, each of mass m gm, are situated at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l
as shown. The moment of inertia of the system about a line AX perpendicular to AB and in the plane of
the ABC in gm-cm2 units will be

A. 3/4ml2
B. 2ml2
C. 5/4ml2
D. 3/2ml2

(B) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 4x1=4

13. Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer to the question from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false and R is true
Assertion: Sound produced by an open organ pipe is richer than the sound produced by a closed organ
pipe.
Reason: Outside air can enter the pipe from both ends, in case of open organ pipe.

14. Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false and R is true
Assertion: The impurities always decrease the surface tension of a liquid.
Reason: The change in surface tension of the liquid does not depend upon the degree of
contamination of the impurity.

15. Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to the question from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false and R is true
.
Assertion: A bullet is fired from a rifle. If the rifle recoils freely, the kinetic energy of rifle is more than
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that of the bullet.

Reason: In case of rifle bullet system, the law of conservation of momentum violates.

16. Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the
correct answer to the question from the codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false and R is true
Assertion: If A.B= B.C, then A may not always be equal to C.
Reason: The dot product of two vectors involves cosine of the angle between the two vectors.
(C) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 5 x 2 = 10

17. Derive an expression for instantaneous velocity of a particle executing SHM. Find the position at which
the particle velocity is (i) maximum and (ii) minimum.
OR
Prove that the oscillation of a loaded spring is simple harmonic. Also find the period of oscillations.

18. Diagrammatically show the first two modes of vibrations in case of an open organ pipe and write the
ratio of their frequencies.

19. Discuss the nature of motion from the given acceleration time graphs.

20. Show that there is a loss of kinetic energy during one dimensional inelastic collision.

21. The velocity displacement graph of a particle is shown below. Write the relation/ equation between v
and x.

(D) CASE STUDY QUESTION 2x4=8

22. SURFACE TENSION:

The property due to which the free surface of liquid tends to have minimum surface area and behaves
like a stretched membrane is called surface tension. It is a force per unit length acting in the plane of
interface between the liquid and the bounding surface i.e., S = F/L, where F = force acting on either
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side of imaginary line on surface and L = length of imaginary line. Surface tension decreases with rise
in temperature. Highly soluble impurities increase surface tension and sparingly soluble impurities
decreases surface tension.
(i) Which of the following statements is not true about surface tension?
A. A small liquid drop takes spherical shape due to surface tension.
B. Surface tension is a vector quantity.
C. Surface tension of liquid is a molecular phenomenon.
D. Surface tension of liquid depends on length but not on the area.
(ii) Calculate the force required to separate the glass plate of area 10−2m2 with a film of water 0.05
mm thick surface tension of water is 70×10−3Nm−1:
A. 25N
B. 20N
C. 4N
D. 28N
(iii) Consider two lines on the surface of water kept in a beaker. The length of one line is twice the
others. A force will be acting on the lines from either side. What is the ratio of magnitude of F1 & F2?

A. 2:1
B. 1:1
C. 1:2
D. 2:3
(iv) At critical temperature, the surface tension of a liquid
A. Is zero
B. Is infinity
C. Is the same as that at any other temperature
D. Can not be determined

23. Multiplication of vectors

Two vectors can be multiplied in two ways-one way produces a scalar resultant and is called scalar
product while another way produces a vector resultant and is called vector product.
→ →
For two vectors A and B inclined at an angle θ, the scalar or dot product is defined as
→ → ∣ →∣ ∣ →∣
A . B = ∣A ∣ ∣ B ∣ cos θ = AB cos θ
∣ ∣∣ ∣

→ →
In terms of rectangular components of A and B , we can write,
→ →
A . B = A x Bx + A y By + A z Bz

The vector product is defined as

→ →
A x B = AB sin θn̂

→ →
(i) The angle between the two vectors A = 5 î + 5 ĵ and B = 5 î − 5 ĵ will be
A. Zero
B. 900
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C. 450
D. 00
∣→ →∣ ∣ → →∣ → →
(ii) If ∣A x B ∣ = ∣A . B ∣ , then the angle between A and B is
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

A. 300
B. 600
C. 450
D. 900
∣→ →∣ → → ∣→ →∣
(iii) If ∣A x B ∣ = √3A . B , then the value of ∣A + B ∣ is
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

1/2
A. (A2 + B
2
+ AB)

B. A+B
1/2

C. (A2 + B
2
+
AB
)
√3

1/2

D. (A2 + B
2
+ √3AB)

→ → →
(iv) If the angle between two vectors A and B is 1200, its resultant C will be
∣ →∣ ∣→ →∣
A. ∣C ∣ = ∣A − B ∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

∣ →∣ ∣→ →∣
B. ∣C ∣ < ∣A − B ∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

∣ →∣ ∣→ →∣
C. ∣C ∣ > ∣A − B ∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

∣ →∣ ∣→ →∣
D. ∣C ∣ = ∣A + B ∣
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

OR
→
The resultant of A x0 will be equal to
A. Zero
B. A
C. Zero vector
D. Unit vector
(E) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 7 x 3 = 21

24. (a) Why are springs made of steel and not of copper?
(b)Which is more elastic –water or air?
(c) In the adjacent diagram a graph is shown between the intermolecular forces F acting between the
molecules of the solid and the distance between them. What can be inferred from the graph?
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25. Show that there are two angle of projection for a projectile to have same horizontal range. What will be
there maximum heights attained in the two cases? Compare the two heights for
θ = 30
0
and θ = 60
0
.
OR
→ →
State parallelogram law of vector addition. Show that resultant of two vectors P and Q inclined at
an angle θ is R = √P
2
+ Q
2
+ 2P Q cos θ .

26. Answer the following:

i. In Fig.(i), the man walks 2 m carrying a mass of 15 kg on his hands. In Fig. (ii), he walks the same
distance pulling the rope behind him. The rope goes over a pulley, and a mass of 15 kg hangs at its
other end. In which case is the work done greater?

ii. An artificial satellite orbiting the earth in very thin atmosphere loses its energy gradually due to
dissipation against atmospheric resistance, however small. Why then does its speed increase
progressively as it comes closer and closer to the earth?
iii. Comets move around the sun in highly elliptical orbits. The gravitational force on the comet due to
the sun is not normal to the comet’s velocity in general. Yet the work done by the gravitational force
over every complete orbit of the comet is zero. Why?

27. Derive a relation between angular momentum, moment of inertia and angular velocity of a rigid body. If
angular momentum is conserved in a system whose moment of inertia is decreased, will its rotational
kinetic energy be conserved?

28. (a) When a gas is heated, its temperature increases. Explain it on the basis of kinetic theory of gases.
(b) Calculate the kinetic energy per molecule and also rms velocity of a gas at 1270C.
Given, kB= 1.38 x 10-23 J/molecule/K and mass per molecule of the gas= 6.4 x 10-27kg.

29. Define co-efficient of thermal conductivity. Write its SI unit and dimensional formula. The thermal
conductivity of copper is four times that of brass. Two rods of copper and brass of same length and
cross sectional area are joined end to end. The free ends of copper are at 00C and that of brass rod at
1000C. Calculate the temperature of junction at equilibrium. Neglect radiation losses.

30. (a) A particle of mass 10g is describing SHM along a straight line with a period of 2s and amplitude of
10 cm. What is the kinetic energy when it is (i) 2cm (ii) 5 cm from its equilibrium position?
(b) A particle is executing SHM of amplitude A. At what displacement from the mean position, is the
energy half kinetic and half potential?
(F) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 3 x 5 = 15

31. A man weighs 70 kg. He stands on a weighing machine in a lift, which is moving
i. Upwards with a uniform speed of 10m/s.
ii. Downwards with a uniform acceleration of 5m/s2.
iii. Upwards with a uniform acceleration of 5m/s2.
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What would be the readings on the scale in each case? What would be the reading, if the lift
mechanism failed and it came down freely under gravity?

32. (a) Define gravitational potential energy. Write the mathematical expression for it. What do the
negative sign in the expression signify?
Write the relation between gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential.
(b) Calculate the work done to shift a body of mass m from a circular
orbit of radius 3R to a higher orbit of radius 5R around the earth.
OR
(c) How much below the surface of earth does the acceleration due to gravity (i) reduces to 36%
(ii) reduces by 36% of its value on the surface of earth? Radius of earth=6400km.
(d) At what depth below the surface of earth acceleration due to gravity ‘g” will be half of its value at
1600km above the surface of earth?

33. (a) Derive an expression for work done in an adiabatic expansion of an ideal gas.
(b) Calculate the fall in temperature of helium initially at 150C, when it is suddenly expanded to 8 times
its initial volume.